Cybersecurity firm Zimperium says banking malware attacks are increasing dramatically with the help of artificial intelligence (AI).
In a new blog post, Zimperium He says Banking malware attacks using AI have increased by 400% compared to last year.
“What used to take weeks of skilled reverse engineering now takes hours. Phishing lures are 5x more convincing. Variants are created faster than detection can respond. Each stage of the attack chain has become cheaper, faster and harder to stop.
The DarkSword (iPhone hack) exploit series, revealed this week at the RSA (cybersecurity conference), is a prime example of exactly this. No click. There is no application installation. Simply visit a website and the device will be hacked. AI-assisted development makes these capabilities cheaper, faster and more widely accessible than ever before.
The company also warns that AI is increasingly helping cybercriminals stay ahead of anti-fraud measures.
“76% of security teams report that they cannot keep up with progress. The gap grows with every AI cycle.”
In Zipperium’s recent “Mobile Banking Theft” report, the company identified 34 malware families active in 2025, and said 1,243 financial brands were targeted in 90 countries.
“They were industrial, sophisticated and scalable campaigns, constantly evolving to bypass application security controls and exploit organizations and customers who rely on them.
The scale is amazing. Together, the three malware families target more than 60% of the banking and fintech apps analyzed.
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